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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335603#Comment_3356032012-07-02T12:00:03-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
I've noted that these TV threads aren't really huge traffic drawers, so I'm going to extend them to three month spurts, at least from now until the end of the world year. So, anyone watching ...
world year. So, anyone watching anything in particular? I'm still following Eureka and will probably watch Warehouse 13 when it starts up in the same time spot.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335610#Comment_3356102012-07-02T13:27:52-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I recorded a few episodes of Leverage, Season One, that are running on the "Ion" network. Primarily because they're available there in HD. I hope they hold up.
So, Breaking Bad returns ...
So, Breaking Bad returns next week. It is almost a given that things will not end well for Walter White. The big question is, who is going to go down with him?

The Disney Channel has a new cartoon, Gravity Falls, that based on the pilot I like a lot. It is a "place where weird shit happens" show. A sister and brother are sent to work for their great uncle for the summer. He runs a "Mystery Spot" type tourist trap in the Oregon wilderness. In the pilot, the girl gets a crush on a slightly older hoodie-wearing "bad boy" whom the brother thinks is a zombie. (He has a book of monster knowledge, similar to the Wessel guidebook in Grimm, or the diary in The Spiderwick Chronicles.)

As it turns out,

the boy is actually a whole bunch of garden gnomes who want the girl to be their queen. And hey, gnomes vomit rainbows!

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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335666#Comment_3356662012-07-03T07:46:47-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
I never got into Breaking Bad and it's probably too late to do so now. That said, I might give that Gravity Falls thing a shot.
Breaking Bad and it's probably too late to do so now. That said, I might give that Gravity Falls thing a shot.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335687#Comment_3356872012-07-03T11:59:25-05:002012-07-03T12:00:36-05:00J.Brennanhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1028
@Johnjones: It's never too late. I only got into it a couple weeks ago and I'm ambivalent on having waited so long to watch it. On one hand, it is awesome and intense, some of the best current TV, ...
Plus there is this:

Amazingly badass, while simultaneously being hubristic, self-delusional, and a little sad.

I am the one who knocks]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335728#Comment_3357282012-07-03T20:51:30-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
I watched all four seasons of Breaking Bad for the first time over about a month last fall. It's never too late.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335961#Comment_3359612012-07-06T05:21:40-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00khaoohshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=355
I'd say its the perfect time. Start watching from season 1, by the time you finish season 4, season 5 will be almost done and you'll be able to watch five seasons straight through. Yummy.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335965#Comment_3359652012-07-06T07:01:44-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I'd say its the perfect time. Start watching from season 1, by the time you finish season 4, season 5 will be almost done and you'll be able to watch five seasons straight through. Yummy.
Do ...
I'd say its the perfect time. Start watching from season 1, by the time you finish season 4, season 5 will be almost done and you'll be able to watch five seasons straight through. Yummy.

Do this. This is a good plan. Yes.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=335986#Comment_3359862012-07-06T11:24:59-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I'm mighty ticked off at Nickelodeon. They scheduled, and then cancelled, Friday-repeat showings of The Legend of Korra (Followup to The Last Airbender). And I don't see any repeats on the DVR ...
I know I can watch episodes online, but I have a big TV and would like to be able to watch the episodes in full res on a large screen.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336040#Comment_3360402012-07-07T08:54:08-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
Alas, the second half of Breaking Bad S5 isn't until next year, so running through it all now would still leave you with 8 more to wait for.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336053#Comment_3360532012-07-07T13:38:11-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00kmcleodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=191
"It is almost a given that things will not end well for Walter White. The big question is, who is going to go down with him?"
My question is whether his son, who's so far been naively ...
My question is whether his son, who's so far been naively untouched by the ripples of Walter's corruption, will be an eventual casualty. It would be nicely ironic if by series' end he still thinks that Walter's the World's Greatest Dad.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336070#Comment_3360702012-07-07T14:58:46-05:002012-07-07T14:59:14-05:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I'm sticking to my theory:
that Walter will end up alright, but his family'll get offed. Then he'll just be left with the baby.

that Walter will end up alright, but his family'll get offed. Then he'll just be left with the baby.

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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336127#Comment_3361272012-07-08T10:44:49-05:002012-07-08T10:48:44-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
This is a great list:
25 Things You Didn't Know About Mad Men
Freddy Rumsen is played by Bill Murray's brother!
And holy crap, Lane Pryce was played by Richard Harris's son!
25 Things You Didn't Know About Mad MenFreddy Rumsen is played by Bill Murray's brother!

And holy crap, Lane Pryce was played by Richard Harris's son!]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336785#Comment_3367852012-07-17T07:58:27-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
Loved the Eureka finale, especially the not so subtle digs at those cancelling the show.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336814#Comment_3368142012-07-17T18:52:01-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00James Cunninghamhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2925
Regarding Korra- is it bad if I say just torrent the thing? .mp4 format, dump on memory stick, play on PS3/360. Simple, full-res, easy to do and looks great.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336815#Comment_3368152012-07-17T19:09:37-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
@James: It will likely come to that. I've torrented episodes of shows I've missed in the past. It just ticks me off that "promised," scheduled showings are replaced at last minute with some ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336816#Comment_3368162012-07-17T19:11:52-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
The premier of Leverage was just OK. The gimmick struck me as extremely unlikely, based on a whim of the producers when they realized that a certain historical artefact had come to rest in the ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336831#Comment_3368312012-07-18T00:06:11-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00J.Brennanhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1028
@StefanJ: Re: Leverage. Agreed. Except for the Adam Baldwin cameo and Elliot's reaction to the Brew Pub. Those were awesome.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336839#Comment_3368392012-07-18T11:29:09-05:002012-07-18T11:30:22-05:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Oh . . . FWIW, I've been to the museum where the Spruce Goose is on display:
No, they do not start the engines once a year.
It is, on the other hand, one fucking enormous airplane. I needed three ...
No, they do not start the engines once a year.It is, on the other hand, one fucking enormous airplane. I needed three photos to capture the span of one wing. If you click through, there are a few more shots of the museum, including one of me and my co-workers posing in front of a SR-71.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336913#Comment_3369132012-07-19T10:46:22-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Emmy nominations are about as much as a trainwreck as usual. Notable absences include Community, Louie, Parks & Rec, Justified. Community managed to only pick up a nod for writing (Remedial Chaos ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336918#Comment_3369182012-07-19T11:38:08-05:002012-07-19T11:38:19-05:00glukkakehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1693
@Dj Stawes Louie CK just posted he got 7 Emmy noms?
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336938#Comment_3369382012-07-19T14:34:59-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Well, it's still mysteriously absent from best series, while Big Bang Theory sits on up high.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=336993#Comment_3369932012-07-20T14:59:26-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
God help me - The Newsroom's won me over.
It's core concept of giving broadcast news a "do-over" - as mentally ego-aspirational-preachy as that is... I think it works dramatically, or, ...
The Newsroom's won me over.

It's core concept of giving broadcast news a "do-over" - as mentally ego-aspirational-preachy as that is... I think it works dramatically, or, I'm just starting to appreciate that under the preachyness of the whole thing there's a really bold idea trying to break out.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337127#Comment_3371272012-07-23T16:27:54-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
I think people have forgotten that West Wing was pure idealistic wish fulfillment too.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337163#Comment_3371632012-07-24T00:42:35-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Lazarus99http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3143
Yay! Warehouse 13 and Alphas are back!
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337176#Comment_3371762012-07-24T05:47:11-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I think people have forgotten that West Wing was pure idealistic wish fulfillment too.
No, I think the setting of the West Wing suited the pallet for idealistic wish fulfilment a little more than ...
I think people have forgotten that West Wing was pure idealistic wish fulfillment too.

No, I think the setting of the West Wing suited the pallet for idealistic wish fulfilment a little more than a Newsroom (and a lot more than a late night comedy show.)]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337179#Comment_3371792012-07-24T07:06:23-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Slickhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5354
Excellent Arena documentary about Amy Winehouse at Dingle
Excellent Arena documentary about Amy Winehouse at Dingle]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337187#Comment_3371872012-07-24T12:00:20-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Breaking Bad, "Madrigal." I'm only halfway through, but totally floored.
They managed to make a scene of a guy eating chicken nuggets seem full of wonder and dread.
They managed to make a scene of a guy eating chicken nuggets seem full of wonder and dread.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337197#Comment_3371972012-07-24T14:41:31-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00a ethic whelphttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10612
Posted on the other thread.
Looks bloody awful to me.
I really liked Charlie Brooker's stuff before Black Mirror. The last Black Mirror, The Entire History Of You (not written by Brooker) ...

Looks bloody awful to me.

I really liked Charlie Brooker's stuff before Black Mirror. The last Black Mirror, The Entire History Of You (not written by Brooker) was superb and showed up the other episodes to be juvenile at best. I think I'm a bit grumpy at it because I know he can do better.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337296#Comment_3372962012-07-25T14:35:51-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I'm still pretty floored by that last episode of Black Mirror. I'm really hoping season two will find a way to match it.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337428#Comment_3374282012-07-26T20:01:45-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00DavidLejeunehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4220
Of interest to fellow Yanks who haven't seen it via other means: Hulu is going to have the entire series of The Thick of It starting this coming Monday, and will also be showing Series 4 once it ...
other means: Hulu is going to have the entire series of The Thick of It starting this coming Monday, and will also be showing Series 4 once it starts airing in the UK.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337431#Comment_3374312012-07-26T20:29:46-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Stotohttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=757
@DavidLejeune What a treat! That's such a good show.
I recently got round to watching Alan Partridge: Places of My Life. Most of it had me laughing like a loon.
I recently got round to watching Alan Partridge: Places of My Life. Most of it had me laughing like a loon.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337443#Comment_3374432012-07-27T01:25:12-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00TFhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1307
I watched the "book Show" Alan Partridge and was really annoyed by how thrown together the whole thing was, maybe I should give the other shows a go.
The last Black Mirror... showed up ...

The last Black Mirror... showed up the other episodes to be juvenile at best

Hmmmmm... yeah - I'd have to agree.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337455#Comment_3374552012-07-27T05:01:30-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Steve Toasehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10253
@a ethic whelp I disagree on Black Mirror. I think the first one worked on two levels for me. First was the absurdity of the whole set up which was recognised by the characters, and their reactions ...
The second ep was reductio ad absurdum, but that has always been a tool of satire, and often ends up looking juvenile. For example the start of Napoleon of Notting Hill by GK Chesterton uses the same method of taking social situations to a ridiculous conclusion.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337457#Comment_3374572012-07-27T05:13:09-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
I've just watched all three seasons of Community in three days. Dear lord.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337511#Comment_3375112012-07-27T23:56:49-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
@taphead - (:
@myself - I've really been enjoying Suits.
@myself - I've really been enjoying Suits.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337515#Comment_3375152012-07-28T00:36:39-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00fleckyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8949
Don't all attack me, but I'm so tired of the way people who read comics are depicted on shows such as The Big Bang Theory etc. When they go to that comic-store, and it's all geek-central-station, I ...
An ex of mine once called me a geek; we no longer speak. I'd rather watch Coronation Street than that show - and I will! Dear lord indeedy!]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337708#Comment_3377082012-07-30T18:37:50-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
If Mike doesn't get a spin-off when Breaking Bad ends, I will riot.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337710#Comment_3377102012-07-30T19:57:06-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
@SteadyUp: There's talk of Saul the lawyer getting his own show.
I'm guessing that it's Mike that put Walt on the run (as depicted in the flash-forward scene in the season opener).
I'm guessing that it's Mike that put Walt on the run (as depicted in the flash-forward scene in the season opener).]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337723#Comment_3377232012-07-31T00:35:39-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Do flash-forwards scenes really bother anyone else? To me they always seem like the writers going, "Don't worry guys, eventually something interesting is gonna happen. Just hang in there!"
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337774#Comment_3377742012-07-31T17:07:36-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00tedcrolandhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2106
@flecky I know that feel, bro. Big Bang Theory mostly doesn't try to be funny, it just shoves as many references to as many things as it can into every minute, stuffing a tired SitCom structure with ...
RE: Breaking Bad's flashbacks. It's been a narrative device since the first season, so I don't mind it at all. I think the show should be looked at more in continuity with itself: the seasons aren't chapters, they're acts, or arcs, of a story that will ostensibly conclude at the end of this season's second part. So the flash-forwards are giving you hints of where the story is going in the meantime.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337782#Comment_3377822012-07-31T21:11:49-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
The third (?) season flash-forwards of the burnt teddy bear floating in what turns out to be Walt's poor was deeply forboding. It was a bit of a shaggy dog thang, but brilliantly done.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337793#Comment_3377932012-08-01T03:41:39-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00kmcleodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=191
@StefanJ--Thanks for saying it for me.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=337835#Comment_3378352012-08-01T13:29:53-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I should note that my gripe about flash-forwards isn't specifically towards Breaking Bad, and I'd agree that the second* season teddy bear flash-forwards were clever. This one, however, felt a little ...
Though obviously that is not nearly as bad as a show like Flashpoint which did it at the beginning of every episode for no good reason.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=338664#Comment_3386642012-08-17T01:19:52-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
Okay, damn - I just yesterday watched a few episodes of the probably craziest series I've seen on TV, done with live actors: Danger 5.
It's a pulp action series of sorts, which is like a lovechild ...
It's a pulp action series of sorts, which is like a lovechild of Thunderbirds, old Bond movies and Robot Chicken. It's goddamn refreshing to see a series where the creators don't pull any stunts when it comes to going Weird :D

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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=338722#Comment_3387222012-08-18T05:07:03-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
@Vornaskotti
That's by the same guys who brought us:
That's by the same guys who brought us:]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=338961#Comment_3389612012-08-23T03:35:04-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00kmcleodhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=191
A notion has been floating around the threads-- BREAKING BAD:THE MUSICAL.
I can see Walt alone in the tent/lab, skipping about like a hazmat Oompa-Loompa as he happily cooks--
To the ...

I can see Walt alone in the tent/lab, skipping about like a hazmat Oompa-Loompa as he happily cooks--

To the tune of "My Favorite Things":

Swimming pools floating with pink bears and spouses

Crystal meth stinking in bug-ridden houses

Haunting remindings the name "Gus Fring" brings

These are a few of my favorite strings

Acting like Scarface, though I'm just a novice

Crying like Orbison in Hank's new office

Handing free muscle cars to your offspring

These are a few of my favorite strings!

Dumb Todd, who's missing more screws than Ikea

Earnest Marie, with her mouth diarrhea

Jesse's a marionette, spiraling

These are a few of my favorite strings!

When Saul schvitzes,

When Mike winces,

Lydia's shoes start a fad

I simply start pulling my favorite strings

Again I am breaaaaking baaad!]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339318#Comment_3393182012-08-29T16:11:35-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00a ethic whelphttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10612
Marvels TV series announced. S.H.I.E.L.D. with Joss Whedon writing the pilot.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339319#Comment_3393192012-08-29T17:02:49-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
The automatic weapon purchased by Walt is an M60 light machine gun. Here's hoping Walt establishes a firing post, because the M60 is almost useless in the hands of an untrained operator unless fired ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339437#Comment_3394372012-08-31T20:17:26-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
If Walt starts walking around firing a machine gun, I will literally quit watching at the exact moment that happens.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339438#Comment_3394382012-08-31T21:23:41-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
I'll quit watching when Walt snorts up a huge pile of blow off his desk.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339442#Comment_3394422012-08-31T23:00:14-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00SteadyUPhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5302
What if he does those two things in rapid succession? While getting a lap dance?
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339509#Comment_3395092012-09-02T08:06:29-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00government spyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6088
If the things that have happened in Breaking Bad haven't made you quit watching yet, you've gotta be in it for the long haul. Walt's baby girl could stab Skyler to death and I'd keep watching.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=339535#Comment_3395352012-09-02T16:36:20-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
I would actually really enjoy that.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340310#Comment_3403102012-09-15T17:56:02-05:002012-09-15T17:57:06-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
Armando Iannucci: BAFTA's Annual Television LectureFight, fight, fight. One of the leading figures in British comedy (I'm Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It) calls on our TV industry to be more ...
Armando Iannucci: BAFTA's Annual Television Lecture

Fight, fight, fight. One of the leading figures in British comedy (I'm Alan Partridge, The Thick Of It) calls on our TV industry to be more aggressive in selling itself abroad and attacks the interference of government and press in the creative sphere.

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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340378#Comment_3403782012-09-16T21:59:09-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00InvincibleMhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3064
Anyone catch Boardwalk Empire tonight?
I always forget just how much I enjoy that show until I start watching it again. There's just so much going on.
"Such a wonderful affair you've ...
I always forget just how much I enjoy that show until I start watching it again. There's just so much going on.

"Such a wonderful affair you've thrown" or something along those lines are the chilly moment between the two of them.

So, so good.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340912#Comment_3409122012-09-23T22:48:44-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
So Homeland just took most of the drama Emmys, apparently. I'm not saying it's a bad show, but how the fuck did that happen?
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340974#Comment_3409742012-09-24T17:03:59-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Finaglehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254
I don't get that either. I can see not wanting to give it to /Mad Men/ agaaaaaain, but...where was Breaking Bad? Walking Dead?
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340975#Comment_3409752012-09-24T17:09:40-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00oldhathttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=75
The same way that Jon Cryer apparently breaks new grounds in comedy every week with 2 and a half men.
And hey, new Castle tonight!
And hey, new Castle tonight!]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=340980#Comment_3409802012-09-24T17:57:37-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00cjkogerhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=7065
Woo, new Castle!
Been watching season one of Alphas on Netflix. Can't wait to finish it out and get into the ongoing season 2. I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. Not perfect by any means, but ...
Been watching season one of Alphas on Netflix. Can't wait to finish it out and get into the ongoing season 2. I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. Not perfect by any means, but hey, way to not screw it up SyFy. Two thumbs up.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341002#Comment_3410022012-09-25T01:18:51-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Norberthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=10291
I'm a sucker for Claire Danes, but Homeland wasn't really the best show around last year. Ah well.
Dexter is starting this weekend I believe, anybody else looking forward to that?
Dexter is starting this weekend I believe, anybody else looking forward to that?]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341015#Comment_3410152012-09-25T07:45:17-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Oxbrowhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=894
Homeland lost me with the sexposition. But of course it won, it has sexposition and no dragons.
Homeland lost me with the sexposition. But of course it won, it has sexposition and no dragons.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341052#Comment_3410522012-09-25T18:23:19-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00CrusherJoehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3260
A buddy of mine is on Homeland, and I keep promising him I'll watch it. They film here locally and while I hope I hope they stick around for selfish reasons--I've read for it, but haven't got ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341099#Comment_3410992012-09-26T14:38:21-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Alan Tysonhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299
Watched the pilot for Last Resort on Hulu last night. Had quite a good time with it, especially towards the end. Scratched a lot of my Battlestar Galactica itches. I do worry about two things with ...
Also, the "we will all burn together" speech towards the end was masterfully written, acted, and scored. That might be one of the tensest moments of television I've seen in years.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341101#Comment_3411012012-09-26T15:55:39-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Finaglehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254
I've watched all of /Homeland/ and...meh.
/Game of Thrones/, /The Walking Dead/, or /Breaking Bad/ would have been better.
/Homeland/ is all about the acting. The plot is...tissue paper ...
/Game of Thrones/, /The Walking Dead/, or /Breaking Bad/ would have been better.

/Homeland/ is all about the acting. The plot is...tissue paper thin. Nearly incoherent in places.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341103#Comment_3411032012-09-26T16:12:50-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00trini_naenaehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183
Discovered that the local library has season one of Breaking Bad. Damn, that was something.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341109#Comment_3411092012-09-26T16:49:52-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
#cough#bittorrent#cough#
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341111#Comment_3411112012-09-26T17:13:46-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00trini_naenaehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183
#cough#Idon'thaveacomputerrightnow#cough#
I've been checking out dvds faster than I can watch them. I can wait.
I've been checking out dvds faster than I can watch them. I can wait.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341114#Comment_3411142012-09-26T18:33:23-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
Well, season 5.1 has just concluded, and season 4 is available on DVD. There's plenty of Walt available when you get around to it.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341115#Comment_3411152012-09-26T18:44:07-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00trini_naenaehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183
@Greasemonkey: I'll be sure to mention that there are 4 seasons to the library.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341117#Comment_3411172012-09-26T19:08:57-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Greasemonkeyhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4625
There should be another season pretty shortly. The legal distributors have to try to keep ahead of the downloaders.
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341124#Comment_3411242012-09-26T21:08:07-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
I have to admit never having even heard of Homeland until the pre-Emmy discussions heated up. I don't have Showtime . . . I wonder if Comcast's PPV or Netflix carries it.
I've been watching the ...
I've been watching the new crop of broadcast network shows. So far, all sitcoms. I'm not willing to commit to another Big Mystery Drama Series, so I'll leave it to others to try out "Revolution" and the one about the renegade submarine crew.

"Go On" is surprisingly involving. Matthew Perry is a widower trying to sort things out with the help of a support group. Someone pointed out the similarity to Community.

"The New Normal" isn't bad. A predictable but amusing "Modern Family" wanna-be. Gay couple supports surrogate mom and her daughter.

Watched the new CBS sitcom "Partners," because it was between two shows I usually watch, and wanted to scratch my eyes out. Really, really, awful.

I just watched "The Mindy Project." It seemed rather insubstantial. Hard to concentrate on. I'd try it again.

I'd more or less given up on the drama "Parenthood" when Ray Romano turns up as a regular. A straight dramatic role, which he is surprisingly good at.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341246#Comment_3412462012-09-29T06:54:04-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
I watched the first two episodes of Revolution yesterday and uh, I keep trying to read some weird subtext in there. So, America is outlawed, all the guns have been taken away and only a band of (de ...
Be it as it may, the costumes - Jebus. Whoever did the costume design should be fired. From a cannon. Post-holocaust environment with spray-on gay club shirts for men, and straight-off-the-rack leather jackets for women? Yeah, no matter what the rationale, that just looks horrible.

Also, I can solve the energy problems for the characters: just harness the passive aggressive tantrums of the main characters for power and the whole world is set...

Smelling another Terra Nova here.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341253#Comment_3412532012-09-29T13:42:41-05:002012-09-29T13:49:01-05:00Foamheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=8779
@ Vorn: That's pretty much what I read into Revolution, too - so many elements of a right-wingnut's conspiratorial wet dream. Fiver says a suggestion of a one-world government makes an appearance ...
tad unlikely in their tech-free world.

And I think our both noticing and wondering about too-tight tops might say more about us than the show, so I'll finish here.

*cough*Obama parallels? Don't be absurd...*cough*

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On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341265#Comment_3412652012-09-29T19:18:16-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Cat Vincenthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447
So, Person of Interest came out and bluntly stated what us fans have hoped since the pilot...
...that not only is The Machine a full AI, it's probably close to one of Charlie Stross's 'weakly ...
Person of Interest came out and bluntly stated what us fans have hoped since the pilot...

...that not only is The Machine a full AI, it's probably close to one of Charlie Stross's 'weakly god-like intelligences'.

Brings the change in status quo from the end of S1 fully into focus, doesn't resolve the problem left by the cliff-hanger and has a nice light touch with the badassery. Plus, Reese makes a new friend!

And if you've not seen the pilot of Last Resort, rush out there. Best damn pilot I've seen in years.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341272#Comment_3412722012-09-29T22:25:54-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
@Cat:
The
psychopathic posthumanist lady
was also vaguely Stross-ish.
The

psychopathic posthumanist lady

was also vaguely Stross-ish.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341283#Comment_3412832012-09-30T03:18:56-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Cat Vincenthttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447
@StefanJ: Oh indeed. And considering the first season had no less than 6 actual or implied Big Bads (Elias, Frost of the CIA, HR, Agent Stanton, Root and Alicia Corwin), I suspect it'll get nice and ...
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341481#Comment_3414812012-10-02T22:03:08-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00D.J.http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3196
Patton Oswalt + Justified = I want it in my face right now.
Patton Oswalt + Justified = I want it in my face right now.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341482#Comment_3414822012-10-02T22:12:29-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00StefanJhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961
Louis C.K.'s Louie was odd and edgy this season. I admired it more than enjoyed it.
The "Late Show" trilogy had its moments, but was too bleak for my tastes.
Louie's relationship to ...
Louie was odd and edgy this season. I admired it more than enjoyed it.

The "Late Show" trilogy had its moments, but was too bleak for my tastes.

Louie's relationship to Liz set off all sorts of discomfort alarms, as I thought it was meant to. I found . . .

. . . her sudden death a bit contrived. Maybe a lot contrived.

The funeral / lost daughter episode was great, as was the episode of the horribly awkward "Never."]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341532#Comment_3415322012-10-03T16:04:13-05:002012-10-03T16:10:49-05:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Person of Interest: 7 episodes in, I think there's a good series in there, desperately trying to claw its way out from under hamhanded exposition and more plotholes than a badly tended allotment. The ...
Homeland: Slogged through season 1, not picking up season 2. Again way too much exposition (there was a point where they actually repeated it twice in one episode, 15 minutes after the first time) and soooooo damn many tropes I don't even]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341536#Comment_3415362012-10-03T16:08:20-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Finaglehttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5254
FRINGE still manages to entertain. Not bad for a JJ Abrams show in its old age.
HOMELAND....oh, whatever. I'm in it for Mandy Patinkin and Claire Danes. The smile she gave at the end of the ...
HOMELAND....oh, whatever. I'm in it for Mandy Patinkin and Claire Danes. The smile she gave at the end of the chase in the souk made that entire episode. Mandy's beard could carry that show by itself.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341539#Comment_3415392012-10-03T16:12:19-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00tapheadhttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284
Mandy's beard could carry that show by itself.
That. Give me a show with Mandy Patinkin's beard and Kale Ingram from Rubicon, and i would no longer need earthly sustenance.
Mandy's beard could carry that show by itself.

That. Give me a show with Mandy Patinkin's beard and Kale Ingram from Rubicon, and i would no longer need earthly sustenance.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341561#Comment_3415612012-10-03T23:07:49-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00Vornaskottihttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=6665
@taphead
Heh, funny - Person of Interest and the characters especially might divide viewer opinions quite a lot. I even do like the main character because he's so... uh, blocky and unlikable. ...
Heh, funny - Person of Interest and the characters especially might divide viewer opinions quite a lot. I even do like the main character because he's so... uh, blocky and unlikable. Certainly a change of pace from zillion other shows out there for me.]]>
On the Tee-Vee: July-September 2012http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10743&Focus=341572#Comment_3415722012-10-04T03:46:00-05:002015-03-03T12:57:16-06:00johnjoneshttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1052
And it's time to close this and start a new one.